Yrmlingr
Old Norse Dictionary - yrmlingr
Meaning of Old Norse word "yrmlingr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word yrmlingr can mean:yrmlingr
- yrmlingr
- m. [ormr], a ‘wormling,’ little snake, young snake, Rm., Korm. 82, Fms. vi. 350, x. 325, Stj. 97.
- yrmlingr
- II. hence prob. is corrupted the mod. yrlingr, a fox’s cub; tón-yrlingr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚱᛘᛚᛁᚾᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- prob.
- probably.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Korm.
- Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
- Rm.
- Rígsmál. (A. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)